Paper box or carton.



A. T.'RHODES. PAPER BOX 0R CARTON. APPLICATION man 1uLY a. 1915.

1,155,686. l Patented om, 5, 1915.

ALFRED VTHoErmroiv RHODES, 0E NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

PAPER Box 0E CARTON.

applicati@ fried my s, 1915.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALFRED THORNTON RHODES, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county'of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Boxesor Cartons, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to folding` or knocked-down pasteboard boxes orcartons adapted particularly for mailing books, and other articles, andfor casings for packages or mechandise, veither for shipment or whencarried in person.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive andefficient means for sealing a box or carton after the same has beenfolded around an article or package to be mailed, shipped, or carried;in the arrangement of envelops or channels through which the sealing`means may be freely drawn, (to facilitate the tying of the sealingmeans), and in the arrangement of a paper cover over the back of the boxor carton, said cover serving the double purpose of holding the saidenvelops or channels lin position, and of providing a suitable inkaddressing surface to thus prevent the ink from running or spreading, aswhen written upon pasteboard or other porous surfaces.

The invention consists in providinga folding or knocked-down box orcarton of suitable shape, and in the employment of tapes or cords fortying and sealing the box, the said tapes having previously beeninclosed or covered with paraffin paper or other suitable materialproviding an envelop or channel, whereby freely through the envelops orchannels, and in the arrangement of a paper cover over the back of thebox which is glued or otherwise adhesively secured in place, the saidpaper cover serving to hold the envelops or channels irmly inpositiornand to protect thetapes from the adhesive employed for securingthe paper to the box, and also for the purpose of providing a smoothwriting or addressing surface. y

The invention'further consists in details of construction andarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter ,fully described and thenclaimed.

In the drawings, tion, in the several parts are similarly designated,Figure l is a plan View of my improved box or carton illustrating theinven- Specication of Letters Patent.

to permit the tapes to be drawn figures of which like- Patenten oet. 5,i915. Serial No. 38.70B.

1n open position, the paper covering arranged over the back, beingpartly broken away to clearly illustrate the arrangement of theprotecting envelops or channels for the tapes or fastening means. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the box folded. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailsection drawn through the back of the box on the line a-a of Fig. l, thesectional lines of the envelop being omitted for the purpose of moreclearly illustrating the construction. Fig. 4l is a similar viewillustrating a slightly different manner of protecting the tapes fromthe adhesive used in securing the paper to the box. Fig. 5 is aperspective view illustrating the manner of folding my improved box orcarton over a book. Fig. 6 is a perspective Vview of the box viewed fromthe opposite side to that shown in perspective view illustrating mymailing tube or The box is made in the usual manner, that is, from asingle piece of pasteboard, or if desired, corrugated paperboard, and isconstructed with a central portion l, side extensions 2, and lateralextensions 3; the said side and lateral extensions being scored, as at4, to permit them to be readily bent and folded over the article to betransported. As indicated in Fig` l, the blank is scored as at 5 topermit the sections 2 and 3, being folded so as to produce the sides andends of the box when the blank is folded over an article.

So far as described, the box does not differ from other receptacles nowin common use, and I make no claim thereto per se, and do not wish toconfine -myself to any special shape or dimensions thereof, either tothe central portion l, or to the extensions 2 and 3 thereof, since myinvention relates to the novel attachment' will now describe.

6 designates tapes, cords, orfwires, employed for tying and sealing thebox when formed or folded around a book or package, and 7 designates apaper cover whichis gluedto the back of the central portion l, and tothe extensions 2 and 3 forming the said sides and ends thereof. Thepaper cover 7 is preferably bent around the edges of the said side andend extensions, as indicated at 8 in Figs. l and 5. Prior to gluing thepaper cover 7, upon the outer face or back of the blank, the tapes,cords, or

Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a on a greatly reduced scale,

invention as applied to a wrapper.

for sealing the box, as I- ii'. L

Vclosed in the box.

Wires 6, are incased in envelops 9, preferably of paraffin paper, butwhich may be of ordinary paper or linen, the said envelops providingprotecting channels for the tapes, cords, or Wires, to prevent the advhesive material employed for securing' the paper 7 in position, fromcoming into contact with said envelops, thus permitting the tapes,cords, or Wires being freely drawn through the channels when tying orsealing the box. The arrangement thus described permits of the tapesbeing adjusted or drawn through the envelops or channels so that theends of the tapes may be tied at a corner of the box, and afterwarddrawn around so that the knot will rest in the center of the package, asshown in Fig. 6, it being appreciated that a tape or cord may be muchmore conveniently tied `at a corner of a receptacle than upon a fiatsurface. By this arrangement, it Will be seen that the paper cover 7serves the double purpose of holding the envelops or channels firmly inposition, and prevents the adhesive material of the paper cover 7 fromcoming into contact with the tapes, cords, or Wires, and, furthermore,that the said paper cover provides a smooth surface upon which anaddress may be Written With ink Without causing the ink to run and smearas when Written upon a porous surface.

I am aware that folding packages or boxes have been provided withfastening means or cords, but in these constructions, the packages havebeen perforated to permit the cords being run therethrough, but theseconstructions are expensive, and, furthermore, do not serve to protectthe contents of the package, since the fastening cords are run inside ofthe package, and, hence,y When drawing the cords or tapes through suchopenings to facilitate tying the ends thereof, the friction of the cordsor tapes ofttimes severs the Wrapper, and ofttimes injures the packageor parcel in- It will be understood, that with my construction, thetapes, cords, or Wires are arranged entirely outside of the package,and, therefore, do not come into contact with the contents, and, hence,avoids any possible injury to the latter When being incased therein.

While I have shown my invention as applied to a box or carton, I do notvvish to be limited to this particular adaptation, as it Will be evidentthe broad idea may be carried out upon mailing tubes, bottle Wrappers,or with Wrapping paper, and when so used,r one side of the Wrapper willbe provided With a series of perforations through copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Which the tapemay be runto thus render the Wrapper applicable to packages of different diameters. Then used as a mailing tube or Wrapper, the papercovering or back would be extended over the ends ofthe central portion 1(Fig. 7), as indicated at.10.`

I furthermore do not Wish to limit myself to entirely surrounding thetapes f6, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 3, as it will be evident a single sheet ofprotecting material may be laid over the tapes, as shown at 9 in Fig. 4of the drawings. What I claim is r- 1.In a folding boxor fromV a singleblank having folding side and end flaps, of a fastening means slidablylcar-l ried by said blank, a-paper cover adhesively connected to thebody of said blank, and an envelop surrounding saidunder said papercover, said envelop serving to protect `said fastening means from theadhesive substance of said papercovering.

2. In a folding box from a single blank having Vside and Yend flapsscored and capable ofbeing folded as specified, fastening tapes or cordsslidably carried by said blank, a paper cover adhesively connected tothe back or body portion of said blank, and' envelops forjsaid tapesarranged under and held inplace by said paper covering providingchannelsfoi`- said tapes, whereby to permit the latter to be freely drawntherethrough, asspecified.`

3. In a folding box orcarton, formed from Va singleblankhaving side andlend flaps scored and capable of being folded as specified, fasteningtapes or cords slidably carried by said blank, a paper cover adhesivelyapplied to the back orbody portion of said blank, vand a covering ofparaffin paper surrounding fsaid tapes under saidV paper cover,providingchannels for said tapes, whereby ing freely drawn through saidchannels,

said paraffin paper-being held in position by said paper cover. n Y

4. A folding parcel Wrapper, comprising a body portion having a paperback or cover adhesively applied thereto, a 4tape carried by saidWrapper, and an envelop surrounding said tape under said envelop beingsively connected to said paperback or cover. In testimony'vvhereof Ihave hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of June, A. D. 1915.

` ALFRED THORNTON RHODES. `Witnessesz i GEORGE KNORR, RICHARD LAI-infn.

Washington, D. C.

fastening means or carton, formed said paper back or cover, heldin'place and adhe-` Commissioner of Patents,

carton, formed 4 to permit the said tapes be-

